by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
The FCC has denied petitions filed by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International, Inc. (APCO) to stay the application of the rules adopted in the Commission’s 6 GHz Order (Vol. XVII, Issue 17). EEI is concerned that unlicensed operations in the band without the use of an automated frequency coordination system would result in harmful interference. The band is heavily utilized by utilities for microwave backhaul and other internal critical communications operations. In response, the Commission pointed to its extensive record in this proceeding, which included numerous technical studies submitted over almost three years…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
Two recently approved 255-foot-tall cell phone towers are expected to help improve cell phone service in the north part of Okaloosa County.
One of the towers will stand near the 6800 block of State Road 189 in the “Nubbin Ridge” area north of Baker. The lease area for this tower consists of 10,000 square feet, on an agricultural parcel that covers about 80 acres…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 25, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The future of public safety communications is inextricably linked to LTE and cellular technologies, according to Jeff Johnson, CEO of the Western Fire Chiefs Association — and those who keep asking, “When will Land Mobile Radio die?” are focused on the wrong question.
“People are always asking me, when will LMR die? Frankly, I think it’s an irrelevant question. I think it’s the wrong question,” Johnson said in an address at this week’s IWCE Virtual event. “I think the right question is, how will LTE change the current landscape for public safety responders? And to me, there’s no magic here. It is about coverage, it’s about backhaul, it’s about reliability, it’s about devices, it’s about security and it’s about functionality and feature sets — of all those combined things. And the fact is, all can be achieved through LTE…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 25, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
NPSTC committees and working groups have been busy all year discussing a variety of important topics that impact first responders and communications interoperability. Volunteer groups of subject matter experts have continued this work even as COVID-19 has shifted public safety agency priorities to deal with the pandemic. This month, NPSTC announces the publication of three new reports that deal with issues of importance to all public safety agencies. These reports assess the status of consoles that support Mission Critical Push to Talk (MCPTT), the future state of public safety broadband for EMS and communications centers, and a comprehensive overview of Public Safety IoT issues and considerations. NPSTC is also announcing an update to the COVID-19 Operations Checklist designed for public safety agencies and communications centers…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding the variety of technical capabilities deployed in the interest of public safety, and smart cities are leveraging IoT data to provide insights and improve operations. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is promoting technology development through its Science and Technology Directorate’s SCITI (pronounced “city”) solutions lab. SCITI stands for Smart City and Internet of Things Innovation...
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
Flathead County voters will decide on the November ballot if they want to create a new funding district that would provide long-term funding for the Flathead Emergency Communications Center.
The FECC serves as an emergency services dispatch for the entire Flathead County by dispatching law enforcement, fire and medical agencies, as well as search and rescue teams…
